Amerigo Gazaway Presents – Mos Def + Marvin Gaye: Yasiin Gaye (EP)

Brooklyn rapper Yasiin Bey (FKA Mos Def) and soul legend Marvin Gaye for a dream collaboration aptly titled “Yasiin Gaye.” Building the album’s foundation from deconstructed samples of Gaye’sMotown classics,Gazaway re-orchestrates the instrumentation into new productions within a similar framework. Carefully weaving Bey’s tangled raps and Gaye’s soulful vocals over his new arrangements, the producer delivers a quality much closer to an authentic collaboration than a lukewarm “mashup” album. Released in two installments, Side Two: *The Return* of Yasiin Gaye will be available this Spring.